There is nothing trite about this flick
well
except for everything. Additionally this movie is absolutely original and there is nothing formulaic about it. Why, you ask
because it is all true. Of course if one has seen 'Jaws' and/or 'Dante's Peak', one may be inclined to believe that nothing was original in this movie. To them I say, 'Ha!' – I will not be taken down by such negativity. "Christmas Icetastrophy' is a fun time-killer, well worth some of my attention. The CGI is pretty good except for the icicles jumping out of the ground. I think the cast was perfectly selected. For example, I think Victor Webster, who plays 'Charlie Ratchet', is no dull man-tool. So manly a man, I suspect he might have even shared a socket or two with Jennifer Spence's character, Alex. Dr. Alex Novak, is a professor coming down from the university. What university, you say? Ha! It's THEE University of course. So you know she is very smart and talks smartly as well. Professor Novak had such important lines, allow me to share one, 'Wait, no one's going to believe me.' So many more catch-phrases of wisdom are uttered by The Neuro-Meteorological-Nympho-Astrophysicist from THEE University that I lose count. I will say, that every phrase she gasps is key - so pay close attention. Mayor Gibbons (played by Ben Cotton) enters the story as some arrogant, dumb, man-ape (gibbon – get it.) Lots of bad things happen to him and he ends up as some kind of quasi-hero at the end. 'Post-spoiler alert,' don't read the sentence before this one or else you know he survives. As in other classics (i.e., 'Sharknado'), main characters die all over the place, but that is what makes up any classic icetastrophy. I have seen this once; enjoyed it, but doubt I will see this again. I think it is worth one view at least
and for those who get hooked
buy the DVD. I am not hooked, but I was entertained.
Review of Christmas Icetastrophe
